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Field Trip, Toronto’s beloved summer indie music festival, is returning

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Field Trip, Toronto

Field Trip, billed as Toronto’s downtown music and arts festival, has been AWOL for the last couple of years for

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Music News 

40 Days Until Woodstock 50. How are things going? (Hint: Not well.)

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Field Trip, Hair in the Fair, Rifflandia, Roxodus, Woodstock 50

This has been a rough summer for music festivals, especially in Canada. The abrupt cancellation of the Roxodus Festival north

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Music News 

Toronto’s Field Trip music festival takes a year off

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Bummer, Field Trip, Hiatus, Music Festival, Toronto

Sad news out of Toronto festival-land as the city’s beloved Field Trip announced it is taking a hiatus in 2019,

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New Music From The Inbox, 22 August 2016: Field Trip, Kevin Garrett, Black Foxxes, Tall Heights, BALTO

August 22, 2016August 21, 2016 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments BALTO, Black Foxxes, Field Trip, Juliette Jagger, Kevin Garrett, New Music From The Inbox, Tall Heights

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: Field Trip “4 CA” Album/EP:Horror Vacui Best described as void-pop, “4 CA” from NYC outfit

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Music News 

Field Trip 2016 Lineup Announced

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments 2016, Field Trip, July Talk, Of Montreal, Robyn, The National

Always a fun weekend when this rolls around. What a lineup this year! And they promise more announcements will be

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New Music From The Inbox. 31 August 2015: Mieke, Oh Pep!, Wolvereen, Blackbird Electric, Field Trip

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Blackbird Electric, Field Trip, Juliette Jagger, Mieke, New Music From The Inbox, Oh Pep!, Wolvereen

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: Mieke “Sleeping Alone” Album: Self-Titled If you’re a fan of The Weeknd then you might

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, February 5, 2015

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Anthrax, Duff McKagan, Field Trip, Iggy Pop, INXS, Jay Z, Katy Perry, Sean Lennon, Spotify, Tidal, William S. Burroughs

Duff McKagan of Guns ‘N’ Roses is 51 today. It’s amazing he made it this far. Here’s another veteran rocker who

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Music News 

Arts&Crafts Announcing 2014 Field Trip

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2014, A Tribe Called Red, Arts&Crafts, Austra, Broken Social Scene, CHVRCHES, Constantines, Field Trip, Fucked Up, Gord Downie, Half Moon Run, Interpol, Kills, Sadies, Shad, Washed Out

Toronto’s Arts&Crafts, one of the country’s premier indie labels, has expanded their Field Trip to two days:  June 7 and

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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